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Along with the announcement of IP67 certified Sony Xperia go, Sony announced another new waterproof droid today: Xperia acro S. Its slightly less rugged than Xperia go. The Sony Xperia acro S covers the IP57 rating requirements for dust and water resistance. But if you look at the feature list then you must be impressed. The Sony Xperia acro S has a large 4.3” HD Reality display with 720p resolution. The display of the Xperia acro S is covered by a reportedly shatter-proof, scratch resistant glass of unknown make and it supports the wet finger tracking technology. Sony used this technology earlier in Xperia Active.

The Xperia acro S has a 1.5Ghz dual core Snapdragon chipset and Ice Cream Sandwich will be on board right from the launch. There's 1 gig worth of RAM and 16GB of on-board storage. The camera on the back uses a 12MP Exmor R sensor and has a f/2.4 aperture and records 1080p Full HD video. A 720p 1.3MP camera is on the front. The Xperia acro S also has an HDMI port and NFC support.

12MP fast capture camera goes from sleep to snap in just over a second with a single key press

PlayStation™ Certified

Full 1080p HD video recording and 720p HD front camera

Scratch resistant mineral glass display with wet finger tracking

IP55 and IP57 Ratings for dust and water resistance

1.5Ghz dual core processor gives consumers super fast performance

Launching on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Available in black, white and pink colours

The location services offered by the smartphone's GPS are additionally augmented with support for the GLONASS satellite positioning system. The Xperia acro S will be available in black, white and pink colors. It will be available worldwide from Q3 2012. There is no word about Sony Xperia acro S pricing yet. Source

May be you all remember Sony Ericsson Xperia Active. It was one of the most rugged smartphone of all time! Now Sony era has begun. Sony just announced two new rugged Android phones. Among these two, Xperia go(also known as Sony Xperia Advance) is more rugged than Sony Xperia acro S. The Sony Xperia go has a 3.5” Reality display of 480 x 320 pixel resolution, a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage. At the time of release Xperia go will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread but it should be upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich later on. On the back it has a 5 megapixel shooter capable of shooting 3D panorama shot with 720p HD video.

Xperia go will launch in the US market under the name “Xperia advance”.

The Sony Xperia go meets the IP67 rating, making it a real survivor of a phone. It offers protection against water and dust. The Xperia go will be available in black, white and yellow colors. It will be available worldwide from Q3 2012. There is no word about Sony Xperia go pricing yet. Source

With so many different cell phone companies out there, choosing between them all can be very difficult. Each claims to offer more than all of the others, and nearly all have a similar range of products to offer their customers.

When T-Mobile first moved into the American market, there was very little to make them stand out from the crowd in the way that the likes of Apple and Samsung had, but in today’s market they stand right up there with the big guns in terms of what they can offer. But what is it that has transformed them from “another name in the crowd” to one of the “big guns”?

1. Reception: In the past, many carriers struggled to provide their customers with very good signal strength. T-Mobile cell phones have improved beyond recognition in the past decade or so. Whether you’re travelling around the United States or venturing abroad into countries such as the United Kingdom, you’re almost guaranteed to get a good enough signal to use all of the features of your cell phone sufficiently.

2. Overseas coverage: Many carriers charge for using the phone overseas, prompting many to purchase a new phone just so they can stay in touch while they’re away on holiday or on business. This is a particularly unnecessary expense at travelling alone costs enough, let alone buying another phone for what could be as little as a few days each year. T-Mobile is one of the last American carriers to provide SIM cards, which mean that you can use your cell when you got to Europe, Asia and even Australia without having to buy a new one.

3. Variety of Plans: T-Mobile also offers a variety of plans so that you can pick the one that bests suits you – or your whole family. With a number of prepaid smartphone plans available, you can choose the latest “must-have” cell safe in the knowledge that you can use as much as you pay for, only having to pay when you need to use more, (or if you’re unfortunate enough to go over your allowance!) There are also a number of value plans which offer some of the best rates on the latest models, as well as family cell phone plans meaning that several members of the family can use cell phones on one package for one price – a real bonus when it comes to organising bill payments!

If you bought any of Sony Xperia Arc or Neo (previously known as Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc & Neo) handset then it’s the time for you to change your handset with ICS experience. Both handsets receives latest version of Android OS, 4.0.4, but they're sticking with an older kernel - 2.6.32. The update is being rolled out in stages, so it might not be available for your unit just yet.

Before updating you must check your SI number printed under the battery. The SI is identified by an 8-digit number in the format XXXX-XXXX. Its written just under Sony Ericsson logo under the battery on both handsets.

Xperia phones that already got the ICS 4.3.3 update (arc S, neo V and ray) will also be getting the Android 4.0.4 update soon. The remaining Xperia phones from the 2011 lineup - Xperia mini, Xperia mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active and Live with Walkman - are also to get the 4.0.4 update starting some time this week. Source

It seems Samsung is taking dual SIM platform in high end smartphone pretty seriously. They are only leading mobile phone manufactures releasing Android dual SIM Android phones regularly. Earlier Samsung released dual SIM version of Samsung galaxy Ace in India with one GSM SIM and one CDAM SIM. But now they are releasing its worldwide version with two GSM SIM model.

The Galaxy Ace Duos comes with Samsung’s proprietary ‘Dual SIM always on’ feature, which automatically forwards calls from SIM 2 to the SIM 1 when when the user is talking on SIM 1, meaning there are no calls missed calls.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos has a a 3.5” HVGA 320x480px LCD screen, 5 megapixel camera which is capable of VGA video recording. There is a 832MHz processor and 512MB RAM inside of Galaxy Ace Duos. It runs by Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is not possible to this set because of its low specs. The user-available on-board storage space is supposedly 3GB with a microSD slot. The battery on this one is mere 1,300 mAh. The new dual SIM variety of the Galaxy Ace Duos is as slim as the original Galaxy Ace and it's less than 10g heavier.

The Galaxy Ace Duos will launch first in Russia this June but it will later roll out to the rest of Europe, CIS, Latin America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Middle East, Africa, and China. We can expect around $250 price range for this Dual SIM android.

Seoul, KOREA—May 24, 2012—Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the new Samsung GALAXY Ace. Designed for users with active lifestyles who don’t compromise on style or convenience, the GALAXY Ace DUOS will be available from June starting in Russia and gradually rolled out to Europe, CIS, Latin America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Middle East, Africa, and China.

Building on the success of the popular GALAXY Ace, the GALAXY Ace DUOS combines a premium design, high-performance features, and rich smart experience with a Dual SIM support system, allowing users to manage their work and personal lives with one smartphone. Users can also use the device to carry two SIM cards with different billing plans, switching when convenient or cost-appropriate.

“With Dual SIM convenience, enhanced connectivity, and performance features, the GALAXY Ace Duos delivers a sleek design and incredible features intended to provide consumers with a smartphone that meets their hidden needs.” said JK Shin President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung. “We continue to listen to our customers and lead them to a life extraordinary by expanding our GALAXY smart device range, which continues to gain traction as one of the most recognized and popular mobile brands in the world.”

The GALAXY Ace DUOS’s Dual SIM system maximizes communication flexibility by allowing users to manage two separate phone numbers on one smartphone. Samsung’s unique ‘Dual SIM always on’ feature automatically forwards calls from the phone number on SIM 2, even if a user is on the phone with SIM 1’s number. This ensures that a user can always manage their work and personal lives and never miss a call.

The GALAXY Ace DUOS builds on the GALAXY Ace’s style heritage. Sleek, compact, and ultra-modern, this is a device that complements the style. It encases a 3.5’’ touch screen that lets users view messages, multimedia, and Web content and scores high on performance. HSDPA 7.2 connectivity delivers enhanced browsing performance and fast content downloads with minimal lag-times, so users can balance personal and professional tasks with ease. Additionally, users can take advantage of the integrated 5MP camera to take and share stunning photos and videos.

In addition to its power and connectivity features, the GALAXY Ace DUOS delivers the rich, intuitive smartphone experience that users have come to expect from GALAXY devices. Samsung’s Touchwiz user interface lets users navigate the phone easily and fluidly. A 3GB of storage ensures users can comfortably store videos, music, and images on the go. And ChatON, Samsung’s communication service that connects users on any phone platform into a single community, ensures users are always connected with the content and contacts that matter.

There is no word from any of the mobile operators of US and Canada till now about exact Samsung Galaxy S III release date. All we have in our hand now is rumor. According to a leaked screenshot by the MobileSyrup.com, the Samsung Galaxy S III is expected to go on sale in Canada on June 20. Under the date we have the logo of four mobile operators- Rogers, Bell, Telus and Virgin Mobile, who will be selling the phone on launch day. There is no way to tell about the contract price of these carriers at this point. But expecting for the worst may be an option.

Coincidently TMoNews is reporting that T-Mobile in the US will also be getting the Pebble Blue variant on the same day, with the Marble White version arriving on July 11 and only in 16GB variant. There is no other word about any other operator of US. Source

January 27th, 2010, was a revolutionary day in the history of tablet computing. Apple Inc’s CEO Steve Jobs introduced “iPad” to the world. 300,000 iPads were sold on the day of its launch. Even today, iPad is the most used and commercially successful computer tablet around the world.

History of iPadApple had launched a product named “Newton message pad” in 1993. Newton was a personal digital assistance (PDA) device developed by Apple. It looked like iPhone, but it had limited features. It had a pen enabled interface. It was not a commercial success, but now people feel that it was Apple’s first step towards iPhone and iPad. Reports suggest that Apple was working on iPad since 2007, after the launch of their successful mobile phone known as “iPhone”. iPad uses touch screen technology similar to that used in iPhone.

Apple launched iPad on January 27th 2010. iPad 2 was launched on March 2nd 2011 and sold 30 million units in 2011. iPad’s third generation device was launched on March 7th 2012. Apple sold 3 million iPads (third generation) after just 3 days of its launch. Apple’s iPad has generated thousands of jobs for apps makers around the globe. It is said that Google’s android market (now known as Google play) is actually inspired from Apple’s app store.

Steve Jobs was one of Apple’s founders; he was given all the credit for making apple successful in mobile phone and table computer market. It was Steve Job’s vision to develop a great tablet computing device. Steve passed away on October 5th 2011.

Features of iPadApple’s iPad offers exiting and impressive features, which no other tablet computer maker can offer. The latest version of Apple’s iPad (third generation) has a stunning retina display, quad-core graphics with A5X chip and a 5 megapixel camera which captures amazing photos and 1080p HD video. It works with 4G LTE networks. It has iOS 5.1 operating system; this is world’s most advanced operating system for mobile phones. iOS 5.1 also works with iCloud; iCloud is Apple’s cloud computing and storage service. It allows users to store music files, photos, etc on remote computer servers which can be downloaded to personal computers running on windows operating system or other iOS based devices.

Users can access app store from their iPad and download thousands of games, applications, videos, e-books, music files. Some of these items are available free of cost. Thousands of people download 3D games and full length HD movies from app store every day.

Craze for iPadApple launched iPad in 2010, followed by iPad 2 in 2011 and third generation of iPad with iOS 5 in 2012. Thousands of people queue up outside Apple stores around the world when Apple starts selling their newer version of iPad. According to a recent survey, every second person in the United States wants to own an iPad. People are even willing to sell their organs, so that they can get money to buy iPad. Till January 2012, Apple has sold more than 67 million iPads around the world.

Unsuccessful competitorsSome of iPad’s technical details were our even before its release. These details tempted Apple’s competitors to come up with their own tablet computers, and cause “tablet riot”. Many companies made unsuccessful attempts to launch their own tablet computers to compete with Apple’s iPad. Companies like HP, Dell, Motorola, HTC, and Benq failed to impress people with their tablet computers. Some competitors ended up filing bankruptcy after spending millions on product development. Only Samsung’s Galaxy tab series which works on Google’s android operating system is able to successfully compete with Apple’s iPad.

Apple iPad can give you access to thousands of 3D games, music files, applications, full HD movies, eBooks and also help you in your office work. So, start saving few bucks every day, and buy this wonderful device for yourself, or your loved once.

Apple brought tablet computing in the limelight. Today apple is the market leader for tablet computers. Personal computer and laptop makers have noticed that people are slowly moving from personal computers towards tablet computers. Tablet computers like iPad can perform almost all tasks of personal computer or laptop. Out of hundreds of competitors, only Samsung’s galaxy tab was able to survive the “tablet riot”.

About the author: Claudia is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on luxury and technology. She recently read an article on bornrich that attracted her attention. These days she is busy in her research work for ecofriend.

It’s no wonder happens to Vodafone UK. They are happily claiming that the Galaxy S III as the most pre-ordered Android device to date. The Galaxy S III will cost you free with a two-year contract and a £41 ($65) tariff/month. Vodafone is going to launch Galaxy S III on May 30.

A Vodafone spokesperson told The INQUIRER that demand for Samsung's latest flagship Android smartphone has been off the charts since it kicked off pre-orders. It said, "We've been really encouraged by our customers' response to the Samsung Galaxy S III. With over a week to go until launch, it's already the most pre-ordered Android device we've brought into our smartphone line-up to date and our limited time offer of 2GB of mobile data and 100 free music tracks is being snapped up."

The Carphone Warehouse is also claims Samsung Galaxy S III is the fastest selling pre-order phone of 2012. All the major mobile operators like O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Three will also release Galaxy S III on May 30. So surely it will be a tough competition for them. But I hope Samsung is not too worried about the problem! Source

Samsung Galaxy S II is surely the top most choice of any new smartphone buyers. Samsung happily add another reason to make you feel comfortable with new Galaxy S II. Samsung is now shipping all new Galaxy S II units with pre-installed Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. First market to have ICS installed Galaxy II is Indian market. If you wanna buy one of this handset make sure you buy the after April 2012 product. But if you get an older device after all, don’t worry – the update is delivered via OTA worldwide. You just need an internet connection to finish the job.

Samsung yesterday announced that they are entering into the mass production of 4 gigabit LPDDR2 memory for mobile devices. It’s the industry’s first module based on the 20nm technology. There are many significant means of this achievement. It means the memory modules will now be 20% smaller. So the hardware manufacturers pack in even more things in the limited space inside mobile devices. Secondly, due to the high density, 2GB of memory in mobile devices should be a common thing. So you can expect to see 2GB RAM more often on smartphones and tablets now.

Samsung is expecting shipments of 4 gigabit LPDDR2 to take approximately 13 percent of the total DRAM shipments, 49 percent in 2013 and 63 percent in 2014, with 4 gigabit DRAM becoming dominant by the end of 2013. Source

We saw this type of headline for Apple devices only. But now Samsung is also able to create same kind of interest among the users all over the world. They received 9 million pre-orders for Galaxy S III from 290 mobile phone operator of 145 countries, according to a report by Korea Economic Daily. As you know Samsung already makes its position top of the both feature phone and smartphone category defeating Nokia and Apple. And surely Galaxy S and Galaxy S II are the main reason behind this success.

The newspaper also said that Samsung’s factory in South Korea was running at its full capacity of 5 million units per month. Samsung Galaxy S III, unveiled earlier this month, will first go on sale on May 29 in Germany before being rolled out to other countries. Source

As we know that Samsung is the number one mobile vendor in the world in terms of sales in Q1 2012, there is another good news for the Korean company too. Samsung sold 38 million smartphones in Q1 and their share of all Android smartphone sales was more than 40 percent, BetaNews reports. Samsung's 38 million smartphone units figure is a 25.9% year over year improvement from Q1 2011.

One important fact is that none of the Android phone maker even sold 10% of total Android sells where Samsung alone sold merely half of them! However, not all of Samsung's 38 million smartphones are Android, as the company also manufactures smartphones with Windows Phone and its own Bada operating systems.

According to Gartner's data, combined sales from Samsung and Apple come close to 50% of smartphone sales market share. The smartphone market is split mostly between Android and iOS, which took 56.1% and 22.9% of sales market share respectively. Microsoft arrived at sixth place with 1.9% sales market share, behind the Symbian (8.6% sales market share), Research In Motion (6.9%) and Bada (2.7%) operating systems. Source

Maintaining one’s body weight and having a healthy positive lifestyle requires a lot of effort. But phone applications, like Android developers are constantly developing a number of applications that are designed to boost the fitness and health plans of such individuals. There are countless applications on the go, but here are some of them. These applications are very effective in having a lasting and satisfying effect.

Some of the latest android apps for weight loss are mentioned here.

Noom Weight Loss CoachNoom is a very intelligent weight loss app offered by android. Till date, it has successfully helped around six million individuals in their weight loss program. The coach in the app blends artificial intelligence along with the knowledge of weight loss experts and top nutrition researchers. The app has a daily task menu where daily tasks for you will be provided which will you bring about positive changes in your lifestyle and thus bring about weight loss in the long term. The coach also monitors your capacity to complete these tasks and adjusts them according to you.

It also motivates you be delivering encouraging messages along with a daily Noom score, sometimes reminders are also sent and the tracking system is convenient as well as simple.

Diet AssistantThis app is one of the best apps for weight loss offered by android. It helps in losing, gaining, maintaining weight and having appositive lifestyle. It offers healthy diet plans, progress charts, advanced weight tracker, and all this in just one application. Some of its features are providing healthy choices to mix the diet food in the right combination, personalized diet plans, personal dietician, nutrition facts, weight loss manager, BMI calculator, weight chart, weight loss tricks and tips etc. the users are highly satisfied with the applications and new ones are joining in daily.

Calorie Counter by FatSecretThis application is free in the android market and is a simple one for individuals interested in tracking their calories intake. It provides with the recommended daily intake for the user so that one can achieve the desired weight and stay fit. It also has a built- in barcode in order to make the finding foods in a snap form.

Lose ItThe major factor which contributes to weight gain is the amount of calories consumed. People today are so busy with their work that they do not have time to measure what they are taking in. They really are burning out the extra calories. This LoseIt application is the best for such individuals as it calculates the amount of calories that the foodstuffs taken in by the user contain. It also guides the user by guiding on the amount of exercise that will be required to lose the calories consumed.

With your present weight, age and goal weight it will also tell you the amount of calories you must take in to reach the desired weight. It is one of the best applications for those calorie conscious individuals.

Author Bio: James is a fitness lover and he loves to blog on diet plans, tips and exercises that help you know how to lose belly fat effectively. You can visit his blog here.

Galaxy Note is surely one of most anticipated device from Samsung with higher public interest though it has a pretty high price tag. After a long time Samsung finally release the Ice Cream Sandwich firmware for all the Notes around the world. We are not sure about the complete change log yet because there is no official announcement yet. But this 319MB OTA update will replace your current S Note app with advanced note-taking and productivity tools with new S Memo widget.

There is no specific date of release of the firmware. Some regions and SIM-free devices will be first. If you don't get a notification for the update over the air, you can also check with your Kies computer software.

The world is seeing an unprecedented surge in the advancement of technology which can be very well visualized by the fact that stand-alone mobile devices and Desktop PC’s are almost obsolete. We live in a world that has been taken over by the likes of smartphones and tablets. As the tablet war gains momentum, top companies like Apple and Samsung, continue their race to produce smarter & faster tablets.

When iPad 2 was released, the A5 chip that it carried was then the most powerful SoC (System on Chips) with a dual core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, a dual core GPU and 512 MB of DDR2 Ram. Apparently, the GPU was as much as seven times faster than the GPU and the CPU was twice as fast as that was present in the earlier iPad. It was only after Asus’s Transformer Prime’s Tegra 3, an android based SoC by Nvidia, did Apple’s A5 lose its top slot. With a quad core 1.4 GHz CPU and a GPU with 24 cores, the crown was undeniably destined to the Nvidia Tegra 3.

Recently Apple announced that its new SoC, A5x would be a part of Apple's third generation tablet iPad and also claimed it to be much faster and powerful than Tegra 3. The idea of iPad3's A5x, sporting a dual core 1 GHz CPU and a quad-core GPU, outrunning the Tegra 3 that carried flaunts much heavier configuration did seem pretty absurd to most people in tech community. To check, IGN carried out several benchmark tests on Tegra 3, A5 and A5x.

GeekBench test, GLBenchmark Egypt test, and GLBenchmark Pro for graphics test were carried on the three SoCs including a test on A5x without Apple's powerful retina display, to check its actual “off-screen” capacity.

ComparisonTo everyone’s surprise it was iPad 2’s A5 that outperformed both A5x and the Tegra 3. Although with the GeekBench scores 1540 and 750, Tegra 3 went past the A5 and A5x easily, it was GL Benchmark tests that showed the A5’s superiority over both A5x and Tegra 3. As for the GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt test, iPad again proved to be by far the better out of the two with a score of 59 FPS at a screen resolution of 1024X768 where as iPad 3’s A5x had a frame rate of 53 fps and ran a total of 5974 frame at a screen resolution of 2048×1536. Galaxy Tab’s Tegra 3, on the other hand, produced 5955 frames at 52 fps, inching behind A5x just be a small margin.The off screen tests showed that A5x was capable of producing over 15,000 frames at a rate of 138 fps where as the the older A5 produced just 10,000 frames at 90 fps. Tegra 3 too lagged behind the A5x when the retina display was not powered to it.

WinnerOverall the iPad 2's A5 wins hands down over the iPad 3's A5x and Asus Transformer Prime's Tegra 3. Ironically, most people did not even consider A5 to be even a competition to the mighty Tegra 3 at the first thought.

About the author: Claudia is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on luxury and technology. She recently read an article on iPad 2 Display that attracted her attention. These days she is busy in writing an article on HP TouchPad

After a long going leaking drama Samsung Galaxy S III is announced at last by Samsung itself. Everybody has high expectations from Samsung this time specially after being named as the top mobile phone and smartphone vendor of Q1 2012. Samsung Galaxy S III almost covers all the state of the art features as you expect from a super smartphone now a days. It has a quad-core Exynos 4212 based 1.4 GHz Cortex A9 processor and 1GB of RAM with Mali-400MP GPU. The display is a 4.8" HD 720 x 1280 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen covered by Gorilla Glass. There is no PLUS here meaning the display is Pentile.

The phone is only 8.6mm thick at its thickest point. It weighs just 133 grams. 8MP camera module is capable of 1080p video recording at 30fps, and comes with a 1.9MP front-facing camera for video calls. This new camera has voice-activated photo capture and a burst shooting mode which takes 3.3 photos per second. Galaxy S III also sports a zero shutter lag and a less than a second shot-to-shot time. The camera phone will also be capable of snapping stills while recording a video.

Connectivity includes Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, TV-out, USB-on-the-go and NFC support. There's a wireless charger gadget, a flip cover, an HDMI adapter, a battery charging stand and the S-Pebble MP3 player, which would plays MP3's from your S III wirelessly. But you have to buy these things at your own cost.

All of these electronics is powered by a 2100 mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy S III will be sold in 16/32/64GB internal storage variants. And you will also find a MicroSD memory card slot under your S III. So it’s not compulsory to buy a bigger storage S III, because that will cost a lot more. Source